dåre

See also: dare, DARE, daré, darė, and darë

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈd̥ɒːɒ]

Etymology 1

Probably from Middle Low German dōre, from Proto-Germanic *dauzô, cognate with German Tor and Dutch door. Late Old Norse dári is probably also borrowed from Low German.

Noun

dåre c (singular definite dåren, plural indefinite dårer)

1. fool

Inflection

Declension of dåre

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	dåre	dåren	dårer	dårerne
genitive	dåres	dårens	dårers	dårernes

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German dōren, derived form the noun. Late Old Norse dára is also borrowed from Low German.

Verb

dåre (imperative dår, infinitive at dåre, present tense dårer, past tense dårede, perfect tense har dåret)

1. captivate, charm, enchant, fascinate

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse dári or Middle Low German dōre.

Noun

dåre m (definite singular dåren, indefinite plural dårer, definite plural dårene)

1. a fool, a moron, an idiot, a simpleton

Etymology 2

From Old Norse dára or Middle Low German dōren.

Verb

dåre (imperative dår, present tense dårer, simple past and past participle dåret)

1. charm, captivate

References

• “dåre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish dāre, from Old Norse dári, from Middle Low German dore, ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *dauzô. See also German Tor; Icelandic dári, Danish dåre.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdôːˌrɛ/

Noun

dåre c

1. a fool
2. a madman, lunatic

Declension

Declension of dåre

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	dåre	dåres
	definite	dåren	dårens
plural	indefinite	dårar	dårars
	definite	dårarna	dårarnas

Related terms

• bedåra
• blådåre
• dåra
• dåraktig
• dårskap

 

References

• dåre in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• dåre in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• dåre in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• dåre in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

• åder